Tambwe Surname
Approximately 66,424 people bear this surname
Tambwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 61,171 | 1:1,208 | 104 |
| Somalia | 2,843 | 1:4,732 | 405 |
| Tanzania | 1,199 | 1:44,155 | 5,007 |
| Kenya | 650 | 1:71,046 | 6,712 |
| Belgium | 116 | 1:99,109 | 15,136 |
| Zambia | 111 | 1:142,792 | 10,391 |
| South Africa | 55 | 1:985,049 | 61,274 |
| England | 45 | 1:1,238,179 | 56,985 |
| Zimbabwe | 35 | 1:441,093 | 38,294 |
| Canada | 33 | 1:1,116,533 | 81,834 |
| France | 32 | 1:2,075,710 | 171,237 |
| United States | 22 | 1:16,475,406 | 557,260 |
| Uganda | 13 | 1:3,003,021 | 81,551 |
| Congo | 11 | 1:453,554 | 10,703 |
| Burundi | 9 | 1:1,089,428 | 846 |
| Rwanda | 9 | 1:1,262,775 | 2,632 |
| South Sudan | 9 | 1:1,268,342 | 1,210 |
| Germany | 9 | 1:8,945,051 | 266,530 |
| Norway | 8 | 1:642,786 | 47,258 |
| India | 6 | 1:127,844,230 | 863,365 |
| Sweden | 6 | 1:1,641,126 | 116,183 |
| Switzerland | 4 | 1:2,053,229 | 97,179 |
| Austria | 4 | 1:2,128,859 | 91,203 |
| Ivory Coast | 2 | 1:11,535,616 | 61,806 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Lesotho | 1 | 1:2,032,558 | 23,402 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
The alternate forms: Tambwé (3) are calculated separately.
Tambwe (8,645) may also be a first name.
Tambwe Demographics
Tambwe Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Tambwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tambwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
Tambwe is found in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms: Tambwé. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Tambwe? popularity and diffusion
Tambwe is the 8,565th most commonly held last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 109,713 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Tambwe are found; 92 percent are found in Central Africa and 92 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Tambwe is also the 67,535th most commonly held first name globally. It is borne by 8,645 people.
The surname is most numerous in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 61,171 people, or 1 in 1,208. Without taking into account The DR Congo this last name occurs in 43 countries. It also occurs in Somalia, where 4 percent live and Tanzania, where 2 percent live.
Tambwe Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is predominantly Muslim (93%) in Kenya.
In The United States those holding the Tambwe surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Tambwe earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 155.29% more than the national average, earning R 606,672 per year; in United States they earn 37.43% less than the national average, earning $27,000 USD per year and in Canada they earn 36.88% less than the national average, earning $31,358 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tambwé | 94 | 3 | / |
| Thambwe | 92 | 999 | / |
| Teambwe | 92 | 4 | / |
| Tambwes | 92 | 1 | / |
| Tambwwe | 92 | 1 | / |
| Tambwey | 92 | 1 | / |
| Tambw | 91 | 27 | / |
| Thammbwe | 86 | 1 | / |
| Tembwe | 83 | 2,370 | / |
| Tambue | 83 | 1,186 | / |
| Tambwa | 83 | 553 | / |
| Tombwe | 83 | 320 | / |
| Tambve | 83 | 81 | / |
| Tanbwe | 83 | 35 | / |
| Tampwe | 83 | 34 | / |
| Tambwi | 83 | 14 | / |
| Tambbe | 83 | 6 | / |
| Thambue | 77 | 1,970 | / |
| Tamboue | 77 | 140 | / |
| Teembwe | 77 | 41 | / |
| Thambwa | 77 | 9 | / |
| Tambway | 77 | 4 | / |
| Tambver | 77 | 1 | / |
| Thambbe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Htambue | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tambouez | 71 | 3 | / |
| Tanbweer | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tembue | 67 | 364 | / |
| Tombwa | 67 | 206 | / |
| Tambui | 67 | 104 | / |
| Tambbi | 67 | 17 | / |
| Tombue | 67 | 13 | / |
| Tampwa | 67 | 5 | / |
| Tompwe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Tonbwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tombve | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tanbwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tanbwi | 67 | 1 | / |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Tambwe
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